‘No campus placement, lots of rejections’: Indian woman shares Germany job reality
For many Indian students and professionals, campus placements often serve as a direct pathway to a job. But an Indian woman living in Germany has highlighted how different the hiring process is abroad. The woman described the stark contrast between the recruitment culture in India and Germany. (Representational image/Unsplash) In a series of X posts, Shruti shared what she called “Germany Job Reality #1”, describing the stark contrast between the recruitment culture in India and Germany. “There is no campus placement culture like India. There’s no ‘final year = job secured pipeline’,” she wrote. Instead, she explained that graduates enter an open job market where everyone competes for roles and hearing nothing from employers is common. “Instead, you enter an open market where everyone applies, everyone competes, and silence is normal. And then comes the part nobody really warns you about,” she wrote. (Also Read: After 10 years in Germany, man explains why he moved back to India: ‘Not driven by fear, pressure’) ‘In Germany, rejection isn’t rare’ According to Shruti, one of the biggest …
